The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-25

died only five weeks ago, and the little flock
of three small children are left orphans in
strange land.
Tho experts appointed by the County
Commissioners of Nolusia to inspect tho
proceedings .of their predecessors for the
past four years have made a report, in effect
stating that everything was correct. Their
statement cost the county about $500.
Gainesville Adrocdte: Wednesday even
ing as the sun was seeking his rest in the far
west, and after election returns were all III.
when the county had been saved, and all
was thought to be quiet and serene, small
crowd, not many, for that would have
aroused the suspicion of the police, wan
dered after the setting sun with blood In
their eyes. The party consisted of big Dan
Morrison, who behaved 80 notify on election
day as special police and arrested no
one, accompanied by his second and
the light weight and sickly Mr.. Bridges,
who has made himself quite conspicuous of
late by his advocacy of the Seventh Day
Adventist religion, accompanied 10y his ag-
grievement and a second. As usual in stcn
cases.a woman caused the trouble In some re-
mote spot in West Gainesville the two met
in combat, using their fists as weapons AS
Dams fists were much the largest, heaviest
and more forcibly put, he came out vic
torious, as his antagonist was an invalid,
and person that no man would think of
touching. Bridges was very badly handled,
as several scars and scratches will show
About five years ago William Swayne
sold out all his belongings in North Carolina
and settled on homestead on the banks of
the Ocklawaha, near what is now Riverside
After entering his land he had nearly 81 500
and he built his house OH the first hill rising
out of the hummock, about 100 yards from
the river. He was then over 80, but he was
hale and hearty, and began to clear up land
for garden and set out an orange grove,
in full confidence that with healthy sur
roundings and in the mild climate he would
live to eat of the fruit of his labor and go
to his grave i'll peace, when go he must.
On Tuesday morning two weeks ago, he
passed into his backyard to feed his pigs
and chickens. For some time he loving
~ contemplated these friends of his lonely
life and then went into the house only to
find his trunk gone He struck the trail of
the marauder and saw by the tracks that
the thief wore a shoe without heel. The
trail was followed into the woods for some
distance and ultimately it was found that
at distance from the house the trunk had
been kicked open and all its valuable con-
tents distracted There was over $500 in
paper, $50 in gold, two mortgage deeds for
money loaned and his homestead papers
these had disappeared. Mr.. Swayne imme-
diately went to Palatka, made affidavit, and
the Judge issued a warrant, but nothing
more has been done. One neighbor saw
certain party burn papers on that day, and
others will swear that the same party lost
the heel of a shoe. Yet, practically, nothing
has been done.
At Blackwate on last Saturday night
about $50 o'clock, A. w. johnson, colored,
better known as Gus johnson, was shot and
MORALLY wounded by some unknown per-
son, while standing in his shop door The
party that did the shooting secreted himself
inside lot inclosed with high bricks across
the street from Johnsons shop, and awaited
his approach to the door. and when he did
so the culprit fired the fatal shot. After
johnson was shot he walked back into his
shop and behind the counter and got
his pistol and returned to the door
ant. fired in the direction whence
came the deadly missile, but his strength
fast failing him he fell i'll the attempt to
discharge his pistol the second time, and
died within twenty-five minutes afterward.
The murder was premeditated, and consid
cradle preparation had been made to enter
the lot. from where he could get fair shot
unobserved. The cause of the shooting is
not positively known. johnson was prom
inent politician among the lored folks,
and had quite following. He was brave
and independent man, open in speech, and
thereby gained many enemies. He was a
Republican, but in the last election in this
county, for or against selling whisky, John
son had taken an active part i'll the dry
ticket and worked very hard with
the colored voters, and it is CON
coded thereby carried the county dry,
and from which cause no doubt lost his life
One Nathan Hogan (coloredD had on Satur-
day made threats against johnson, caused
by johnson being elected successor to Hogan
in office in the Knights of Labor, and on
Monday morning Hogan was arrested and
tried before Judge Marquis. Several wit
nesses We're examined, and at late hour
Judge Marquis adjourned court TO take the
case under advisement until Tuesday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock, when Nathan Hogan was
released from custody.